A. Distance counts (not traffic)

B. Rava:

1000 – 6000 -1000

5  –  30  -  5

(1) Challenge to Rava from R. Yehuda

1000 – 8000 – 1000

4 - 32 - 4

(2) Challenge to size of world from size of Cush

(3) Challenge to size of world from stars

(4) Challenge to size of world from constellations

(5) Challenge to size of world from noon sun

(6) Challenge to size of world from Nebuchadnezzar

C. Dispute between Jewish and non-Jewish Scientists:

Movement of constellations

Movement of sun

More about path of the sun

D. R. Eliezer’s view defining “on the road”